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Baroness Scotland’s reappointment as Commonwealth chief is blocked by ‘significant’ opposition from member states with decision on her fate delayed until post-coronavirus summit Baroness Scotland’s first term as Commonwealth secretary-general is ending Barbados had said it should be automatically renewed amid coronavirus chaos Boris Johnson wrote to member states saying there will ‘significant’ opposition Here’s … Read more
Sweden’s coronavirus response has been a ‘miserable failure’ and state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell should resign, opposition politicians have said. Jimmie Akkeson, leader of the Sweden Democrats, led calls for Tegnell’s head this week – saying it is time for him to ‘accept responsibility’ for Sweden’s high case and death tolls and step down. He was … Read more
Opposition parties unite to demand the recall of Parliament as new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calls for right to probe ministers as coronavirus death toll nears 10,000 Sir Keir said that the House of Commons must be open for business after Easter The new Labour leader said even if it means MPs asking questions … Read more
Boris Johnson has written to all opposition leaders to invite them to Number 10 next week to work together to battle coronavirus. The announcement comes as it was revealed that the Queen will issue a rallying cry to the nation on Sunday in a rare address to the nation to boost morale. Johnson writes: ‘As … Read more
By: PTI | Dhaka | Updated: November 22, 2015 3:14:19 pm Bangladesh on Sunday executed two top opposition leaders simultaneously for war crimes during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan, triggering sporadic violence by their supporters including attacks on media. Fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary-General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, 67, and BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, … Read more